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RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (All B1G, All-American)

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Imagine what he could do with a decent NFL line! Guy was running very hard all day today and almost busted a real long one but got hit just hard enough to push him out of bounds. The fumble hurt him but he had a pretty good first game.


@Coqui, I did the same thing this year! 'Course I have Peterson as my #1 but having Beanie and Hightower as #2,#3 is pretty great.
 
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Beanie Wells' physical running vs. Seattle
September, 21, 2011
By Mike

The Arizona Cardinals knew they were going to need a breakthrough season from Beanie Wells after trading Tim Hightower and placing Ryan Williams on injured reserve.

Wells, the Cardinals' first-round choice in 2009, has delivered through two games as the team's starting running back. Wells has 183 yards, two touchdowns and a 5.7-yard average. It's early to start making projections, but at his current pace, Wells would finish the season with 1,464 yards rushing and 16 touchdowns.

Doug Clawson of ESPN Stats & Information charts NFC West games and noticed that Wells has become a stronger inside runner.

According to Clawson, Wells has averaged 6.9 yards per carry on 14 rushes up the middle. He'll be facing a Seattle Seahawks defense in Week 3 that has allowed only 2.5 yards per carry up the middle, fourth-best in the NFL. Overall, Wells is averaging 3.1 yards after contact on each carry, second to the Atlanta Falcons' Michael Turner among players with at least 15 carries.

That is another indication Wells is running with power. Against Washington in Week 2, he outran a defensive back to the edge and effectively warded off defenders with a stiff-arm.

Update: Tigre1629 noted in the comments that Wells had gained some yardage up the middle on draws, skewing the averages. I checked with Clawson on this one. Wells has two carries for 34 yards up the middle on draw plays. He has 12 carries for 63 yards up the middle on non-draws. So, if we wanted to filter out draws, we would note that Wells has averaged 5.3 yards up the middle on non-draws and 17.0 yards up the middle on draws, for a 6.9-yard average overall on these runs. Either way, Wells' production up the middle is vastly improved. His 2010 average would also include any draw plays.
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Arizona Cardinals more efficient in running game so far
Beanie Wells has 183 yards on 32 carries in two games thus far in 2011
by Kent Somers - Sept. 21, 2011
The Arizona Republic

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The sample size - two games - is small, but early returns suggest the Cardinals might be able to run the ball efficiently this season.

That's not faint praise. The Cardinals have not been ranked higher than 28th in the NFL in rushing in any of Ken Whisenhunt's four seasons as head coach. Efficient would be a substantial improvement.

Running back Beanie Wells has gained 183 yards on 32 carries in two games, his most productive efforts in consecutive games over his three-year career.

But not many people seem satisfied when Wells runs for 93 yards on 14 attempts, as he did last week. Why not give him, say, 30 attempts, so he can run for 180?

"That would seem to be the logical question you would get from that," Whisenhunt said. "Every game is different. Would we have liked to have gotten Beanie more carries? Well, when he's averaging his yards per carry (6.6 last week), yes. But there are other things going on that you have to take into consideration."

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Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/car...-beanie-wells-running-game.html#ixzz1Yg93T130
 
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Beanie Wells' hammy and rushing stats
September, 22, 2011
By Mike Sando

The earlier item regarding Beanie Wells' improved running up the middle stirred good conversation in the comments section.

More on that in a bit.

First, an update: Wells, the Arizona Cardinals' starting running back, appeared on the team's participation report as "limited" because of a hamstring injury. Wells downplayed the development.
2009-11 Beanie Wells YPC Up the Middle
Season Draws Non-draws
2009 7.0 5.0
2010 3.0 2.8
2011 17.0 5.3


Any injury to Wells stands as a significant concern for the Cardinals given their depth issues at the position following Tim Hightower's trade to Washington and rookie second-round draft choice Ryan Williams' season-ending knee injury. Hamstring injuries in particular tend to linger.

Back to Wells' rushing stats. As noted Wednesday, Wells has averaged 6.9 yards per carry up the middle this season, compared to 2.9 per carry on those runs last season. Tigre1629 correctly noted in the comments section that Wells gained some of those yards this season on draw plays, not on the physical carries I was focusing upon.

But in following up with Doug Clawson of ESPN Stats & Information, it's clear the stats I cited reflect the general idea that Wells has been much more effective up the middle.

Wells has two carries for 34 yards up the middle on draw plays, the highest yardage total in the league on draws this season, according to John Parolin of the Stats & Information team. Wells has 12 carries for 63 yards up the middle on non-draws. So, if we wanted to filter out draws, we would note that Wells has averaged 5.3 yards up the middle on non-draws and 17.0 yards up the middle on draws, for a 6.9-yard average overall on these runs.

Either way, Wells' production up the middle is vastly improved. His 2010 average would also include any draw plays. Thank you, Tiger1629, for advancing the discussion.
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Beanie added to injury report
Posted by Darren Urban on September 22, 2011

Running back Beanie Wells was added to the injury report today, listed as limited because of a hamstring problem apparently suffered today. The injury report just came out, long after locker room access and coach Ken Whisenhunt?s meeting with the media, so there won?t be any further info. Certainly tomorrow figures to be an important day for Wells, who has been playing so well in the first couple of games.

Any injury issue with Wells, whether it keeps him out of a game or not, has to give the Cards pause. That?s why the season-ending injury to rookie Ryan Williams was such a blow. Veteran Chester Taylor had just one carry last week in his first game as a Card (it went for no gain). I am still curious to see Alfonso Smith get a chance in a game that counts. Running back LaRod Stephens-Howling (hand) is still limited.

Wells wasn?t the only player added to the injury list. Linebacker Joey Porter showed up with a knee issue, limiting his work. On the flip side, Daryl Washington did some limited work for the first time since hurting his calf in the season opener.
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http://blog.azcardinals.com/2011/09/22/beanie-added-to-injury-report/
 
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